love concubine

"Master Cui ordered that Mr. Ji go to the hall to greet him immediately."

Suddenly I heard a notification from someone outside the room, I immediately became nervous and looked at Lan worriedly.

"Master Ji, don't worry." After recovering from astonishment, Lan gave me an affirmative smile, "You go to Master Cui's side first, and this servant will take the prince there immediately!"

She helped me up, adjusted my robe and cloak for me, and handed me over to the messenger.

Above the hall, I saw General Cui sitting leisurely at the head, drinking tea with a toast.

"Ke Xue met Master Cui..."

I bowed my head and bowed my body for a long time before I heard the sound of the teacup being put down. "Thanks for your hard work, Mr. Ji."

I was taken aback immediately.I really didn't expect General Cui's first sentence to be like this.

But listening to his gentle tone, he continued, "Boss Mo Rongmo has been imprisoned in the prison of the capital government. In addition to committing rape charges, he is also suspected of being related to the poisoning case of the Eighth Prince. Transfer to Heavenly Prison for questioning."

I listened silently, not daring to answer.But I can't help worrying, if Boss Mo is related to the poisoning of the Eighth Prince, what will happen to Brother Mo?Will the Mo family be ransacked and beheaded?Can Big Brother Qian help him?

"So Mr. Ji," Old General Cui's tone suddenly changed, "You can tell me now, is it true that the servants of the palace are now saying that it is true that Zhen'er had a good time with you last night and would lie down together in the middle of the day?"

I thought about it in panic for a moment, and finally made a decision: "...Go back to the master...it's true."

"So, does Mr. Ji like Zhen'er?"

"……no."

"Um?"

"Kesue doesn't just like him, but loves him very much." I replied awe-inspiringly, but my heart was full of fear.

I still bowed my head, only to hear Old General Cui pick up the teacup again, "You should know, Zhen'er is just my adopted son." Suddenly he said so.

"... Kexue knows..." I replied timidly.

"Then do you know why I adopted him as an adopted son?"

I thought about it, then shook my head quietly, "Kesue doesn't know..."

"Yeah. To be precise, Makoto is my second adopted son."

"……Um?!"

I looked up in astonishment, but I saw General Cui playing with a teacup in his hand, his eyes were rare and tender, "I heard that a knight-errant I admired very much had just started to practice in seclusion, and the mother of his child found out that she was pregnant again Because they are not yet married, the girl was worried that she would be criticized if she became pregnant again. So I suggested that she come down to my place to stay temporarily until the child is born. Unfortunately, her second pregnancy was very unstable, Coupled with the long journey, she managed to support the baby until it was born, but she couldn’t survive. I knew I should send the baby back. But when I held the baby in my arms, I couldn’t bear it.”

"... Excuse me, is that child Cui Xuan?"

"...Hmm." Old General Cui raised his glass and pondered.It feels that at this moment, he is no longer the general who once led the army on the battlefield, but just an old man who remembers the past. "When she came to the general's mansion and gave birth to a baby, some people said that she was the wife I secretly married. In order to give her and Xuan'er a name, I didn't clear up those rumors, but it also caused that person to practice kung fu. I was distracted and got an internal injury. Although I wanted to make it clear to him face to face afterwards, when I thought that if he knew that the child was his, I would lose Xuan'er, so I couldn't tell him the truth."

"...Why does Master Cui want to keep Cui Xuan so much...?"

Old General Cui had a long meal.

He held the teacup in a daze, and his eyes seemed to see the past, "Because, that's his child..."

I am slightly suspicious.I wanted to ask the old general what he meant, but when I met his pity eyes, I seemed to get the answer.

"Master Cui!..." Could it be! ...the one he likes is!  …

"My child, in this world, love is not inevitable, nor is it as great and lofty as imagined. When you grow up, you will find that the so-called "love" has not grown up with you. In power, fame, fortune, money In front of you, true love will become very insignificant. Just like a beautiful ornament, love is only beautiful, but it cannot support others. For the sake of stability, you will become willing to give up the love that once made you persistent. Until you have a reputation If you are in the position, you will think, why not buy a love with your own status. Which one is not a symbol of status?"

Before I had time to figure out who the old general liked, I suddenly heard a series of words from him. "No..." I opened my mouth to refute, but General Cui's words kept lingering in my mind, lingering.I won't believe it... love is not so fragile and so cheap!There will always be some people who can live if they meet someone they like... right? !  …

"Kexue, just be the princess these few days." Old General Cui had already stood in front of me at some point. "Soon, Princess Ziyin will come back. At that time, I will send you to another town to settle down. Just treat it as I owe you my whole life. As long as you don't contact Zhen'er again, whatever you want in the future, as long as I have the ability, and I will definitely give it to you.”

"Don't..." Is Old General Cui going to send me away? ...Why... Didn't I say that I love the prince very much?Why do you still have to separate us?  …

"Son," he gently grabbed my arms with both hands, "you don't want to be a man's lover, do you? Zhen'er already has a princess, and you can't be his wife. What's more, if the emperor finds out that Zhen'er marries Na Male concubine, there is no guarantee that the Holy Majesty will not be angry. Therefore, if you are with Zhen'er, not only will there be no results, but you may even offend the Holy Majesty and lose your life."

"No!..." I covered my ears and shook my head violently.I just felt that the tearful eyes were sore and astringent, and my head seemed to be strangled in pain. "No...why are we not allowed to be together?!...just because we are men?! Then what if!...if I am a woman? Can I be the prince's concubine? ?!"

"Son!... What a stupid thing to say as a man! I thought you were more majestic than us men! How did you become like a girl because of love?! Okay, child Don't cry. You will meet someone you like in the future."

"Really!..." I broke down and cried.But I felt that my body and mind were broken, and something was about to flow from my heart drop by drop.No...that's my blood, it's my tears.With the promises that cannot be fulfilled and the future that cannot be fulfilled, they are separated from me bit by bit like wind and sand. "If... I'm not a man...!"

My legs were weak, and I fell to the ground slumped.Pain and disgust weighed me down.Why do I look so like a woman, even my name is also a woman, and the skills I know are also women! ...but because I'm not a real woman, I can't be with him? !

"Why!..." I sobbed bitterly.Sadness blocked my lips, and I couldn't cry any sound.Desperation squeezed my mouth and nose, and although I tried to breathe and cry, I just couldn't get my mouth out.I bit my lip and whimpered, really hoping that I could die of heartache.In the next life, I will become a woman and be with him for the rest of my life!

"Xue'er!" A familiar call came, and she was roughly hugged into the comforting arms by him. "Snow!..."

But Old General Cui said in a calm and stern voice, "Let go of that concubine."

"Father! What did you do to Xue'er!" It was the man's roar, full of resentment and compassion.

"Father just let him know his identity."

"Identity...? Apart from being my wife, Xue'er doesn't have a second identity!"

"Nonsense!" A stern reprimand made people remember that this person was once the great general Fengxuan of our country. "Ji Kexue is Princess Ziyin's male concubine. Don't think about it. If you make him your male concubine, what will people outside say about the princess? What will the emperor think?!"

"My boy didn't intend to make Xue'er a male concubine, but a wife! He will have the same status as a female concubine and side concubine, and Yu Xuan will call him father!"

A gust of cold wind blows past me, followed by a horrible slap.

"Really!" The prince pulled me to the ground together.I leaned on him in panic, stroking his face to see if he was injured.But seeing his eyes passing through my body, staring at Old General Cui is a rare resentment.The lord wiped the bruised corner of his mouth lightly, parting his lips and spitting out a mouthful of blood at will. "Really?! What's wrong with you?!" But I was worried, and could only wipe the blood from the corners of his lips tremblingly with my sleeve.

"Hmph..." The prince snorted coldly and coughed a few more times. "Snow..."

"Huh?!" I stretched out my hand to caress his cheek, "What's wrong with you?!..." I was already crying.

He took my hand that was caressing his face, trembling tightly. "Father..." He looked up with firm eyes, "Xue'er is the man I have decided to be together forever. Until we both die together, we will always be together." His steady voice was in my ear It sounded like an oath that pierced through heaven and earth.

I was still throbbing and stunned by his words, but he hugged me fiercely, "Don't be afraid, Xue'er, I won't let anyone take you away. You are the one brought to me by Master and Cui Xuan." , I won’t let you go.”

"Cui Xuan?" General Cui asked suspiciously.

"Father, I knew Xue'er long before he became a male concubine. Because Xue'er carried the Yaoqin that Cui Xuan gave to my master back then."

"Hmph. Is that why you are so obsessed with this man?!"

"No. At the beginning, I just lamented the arrangement of fate. When I saw Ziyin, Aunt Lan, Aunt Mei and everyone liked this person so much, I found it incredible. Why in the world, can someone be so loved by others? I I once wondered if my feelings for Xueer were just like everyone else’s pure liking? But when I knew that he was getting closer to the two sons of Qian Mo, I felt an ugly jealousy in my heart. Dad, You know best that the baby has never been possessive. But it is related to Xueer, and I will become different from myself. I wonder, is that pure possessiveness? When Xueer said that he would be my wife , I was naturally happy in my heart, but I didn't think too much about it. Until he suddenly alienated, I was only angry but helpless. If I was just obsessed with him, then I should have taken him back immediately. But I No. I even asked Qian Shu to accompany him! Just because I laughed when I saw Xueer with him! How could I send the person I want to monopolize into someone else's arms?!"

The prince suddenly roared awe-inspiringly, and I couldn't help trembling while lying on his chest.But listening to his words are sweet and thorny, I feel as if I picked up a broken heart from the ashes.Under the tear stains on his face, he unconsciously raised a faint smile.

His big warm hand caressed my trembling arm up and down, "I have a good impression of this man. I like him and want to possess him. But in order to see him smile, I would rather my heart ache and let him go. Dad , My feeling is "love", right?"

Old General Cui remained silent, looking down at him, making it impossible to guess his thoughts and emotions.

"Really..." But I couldn't care less about the stalemate at the moment, I put my hands on the back of the prince's neck and wept, "Really..." At that moment, I could only murmur his name . "Really..." I wept into his shoulder, "Really... thank you...!"

"Stupid Xue'er...what are you talking about?..."

His tender hands gently combed my long hair.I felt like I was going to be spoiled by him.I feel that this kind of happiness is too illusory and unreal, and I don't deserve it at all! "Thank you for loving me!...Thank you!...Thank you...!"

I broke away from his embrace slightly, sat on the ground, and looked up at General Cui's cold gaze, "Master Cui...Ke Xue really loves the prince...Cui Zhen." I held back my tears and gasped. Announced, "Ke Xue doesn't need a status, but I beg the master to allow Ke Xue to stay by Zhenzhen's side...even if it means being a servant, or asking Ke Xue to be in shackles! I just ask Master Cui not to separate us... ...Please Master Cui...! Don't separate us!...」

However, Old General Cui still did not reply.

Until he turned around and slowly stepped out of the hall threshold, Old General Cui never said a word.